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Real estate businesses in the Redding, CA metro area

The real estate businesses in the Redding, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #243 of 387 scored metro areas
#14 of 25 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
291
22 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
133
+7.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,425 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
98
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.9
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
181,648
−0.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 291 real estate businesses in the Redding metro area. 22 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.9, 6% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $17,425 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in the Redding metro area spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.

Official counts show 133 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Redding metro area in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 536 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 726 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $686K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Redding metro area.

Population estimates show the Redding metro area declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in the Redding metro area is 44 (lower middle), #243 of 387 scored metro areas and #14 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.

How the Redding metro area compares

The same measures for California and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate in Redding, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureRedding metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.949.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)9894100
Households per official establishment536293414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.3%+13.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,425$19,977$16,661
Median household income$72,636$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4432

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
133+7.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
438
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
726Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
29122 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
287The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$686K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Redding metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Redding metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
181,648−0.3% since 2020
Households
71,232
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,776 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$72,636+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,245
Median home value
$366,400
Jobs located here
65,820
Daytime population
181,391Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across California

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The highest-scoring metro areas in California for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in California, with the Redding metro area marked.

Top metro areas in California

Metro areas in California ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Merced, CA7921024.4157+5.1%#11 of 387
2Hanford-Corcoran, CA728519.3203+1.0%#30 of 387
3Yuba City, CA7117828.7143+3.3%#35 of 387
4Visalia, CA6834724.2163+2.4%#45 of 387
5Stockton-Lodi, CA6786835.4124+5.5%#55 of 387
6Bakersfield-Delano, CA6677227.1146+2.3%#57 of 387
7Fresno, CA581,24933.7120+3.2%#110 of 387
8Vallejo, CA5759938.0120+0.6%#120 of 387
9Salinas, CA5048636.7123−1.5%#179 of 387
10El Centro, CA4716332.8112+1.1%#209 of 387
14Redding, CA4429140.998−0.3%#243 of 387

Other business types in the Redding metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in the Redding, CA metro area?

The Redding metro area has 291 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 133 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 726 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Redding, CA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.2B a year, or $17,425 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 291 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,232 households in the Redding metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Redding, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

The Redding metro area has 40.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 98, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Redding metro area would have about 287, against 291 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 536 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Redding, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Redding metro area at 181,648 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 71,232 households. The median household income in the Redding metro area is $72,636 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Redding metro area scores 44 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #243 of 387 scored metro areas.

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